Erschienen in:
01.09.2015 | Editorial
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation: Cancer at WIT’s End?
verfasst von:
Adrian H. Cotterell, Robert A. Fisher
Erschienen in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Ausgabe 9/2015
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Excerpt
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with hepatitis B representing its major risk factor. In the Western world, the risk factors have included infection with the more prevalent hepatitis C virus and alcoholic cirrhosis. With effective therapy for hepatitis C now available and with the obesity epidemic on the rise, the relative contribution of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to the incidence of HCC will undoubtedly increase. …